Eagle Valley Reservoir
Lincoln County, Nevada60 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NDEP for this lake.
- 14 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Eagle Valley Reservoir in Lincoln County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 60 acres.
Eagle Valley Reservoir is a 60-acre lake in Lincoln County, Nevada with an estimated average depth of about 14 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEP, last sampled 2025-02-19. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Eagle Valley Reservoir covers about 60 acres in Lincoln County. It has one public boat landing. If you are planning to stay, you can search lake houses and cabins around Eagle Valley Reservoir on Vrbo, or look for a hotel room near the lake on Booking.com or Expedia.
What Eagle Valley Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Eagle Valley Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Eagle Valley Reservoir
These are the measurements NDEP publishes for Eagle Valley Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Lake Details
Max depth
~14 ft est.
Surface area
60 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by NDEP
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Nevada has not published bathymetry for Eagle Valley Reservoir.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
282 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.7 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
5,846 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
- Spring Valley State ParkPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
Public campgrounds near Eagle Valley Reservoir
- Meadow Valley Recreation Site1.9 km
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Fishing Eagle Valley Reservoir
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Eagle Valley Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Eagle Valley Reservoir Dam (completed 1965), built primarily for recreation on the Meadow Valley Wash; earth-type dam, 72 ft tall and 601 ft long.
- Surface area
- 60 ac
- Normal storage
- 830 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 835 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 285 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
All listed purposes: Recreation;Fish and Wildlife Pond.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NV00116 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Eagle Valley Reservoir
Where is Eagle Valley Reservoir?
- Eagle Valley Reservoir is a lake in Lincoln County, Nevada. Its water-quality measurements are published by NDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Eagle Valley Reservoir?
- Eagle Valley Reservoir in Lincoln County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 60 acres.
Is Eagle Valley Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Eagle Valley Reservoir?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Eagle Valley Reservoir, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 14 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 60 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Eagle Valley Reservoir?
- Eagle Valley Reservoir has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Spring Valley State Park. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Eagle Valley Reservoir?
- Eagle Valley Reservoir has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Nevada's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
Are there campgrounds on Eagle Valley Reservoir?
- Eagle Valley Reservoir has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Meadow Valley Recreation Site. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2024–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
21NEV1_WQX10 samples · 2024–2025
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Two Reagent Colorimetry
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
- 2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles